Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-16

hiii-fCT1n. Inns was ordered, ana Mr..
Crisp gave notice that he would call up
the report at an early day
Mr.. Breckenridge, of Arkansas, from
the Committee on Ways and Means, re-
ported the ILL for the consolidation of
customs districts. Placed on the House
calendar.
Mir. Hudd. OF Wisconsin, from the
Committee on Commerce, reported the
ill for the collection Of more accurate
statistics of exports, emigration, and
immigration. Referred to the Com
mittco Of the Whole.
Mr.. Scott, of Pennsylvania, from the
Committee on Coinage, Weights, and
Measures, reported back Senate bill for
the retirement and recoinage of the
lrade dollar. Referred to the Com
mi,iee of the Whole.
The House then in the morning hour
resumed tho consideration of the reso-
luton reported by the Committee on
Mines and Mining, setting apart Wed
nosday, January 18th, for the considera-
ton Of business reported from that
committee. After n short discussion
upon the merits of the McGarrahan
relief bill, the resolution was, on mo-
ton OF Mr.. Hammond, of Georgia,
laid upon the table
Mr.. Richardson, of Tennessee, on
behalf Of the Committee on Pacific
Railroads, called up the joint resolution
authorizing an investigation of the
books, accounts, and methods of Pacific
railroads which have received aid from
the United States, and the House pro-
cceded in Committee Of the Whole (Alr
Elcunt, of Georgia, in the chair to con-
slider the same.
The morning hour expired without
action being taken on the Pacific-rail-
road resolutions.
A motion to take up the pleuro-pneu-
monia bill was lost-l05 to 1870.
Mr.. Norwood, Of Georgia, rose to a
question of privilege in regard to a pub
lication in tO-dny's New York World,
in which the name of T. NJ. Norwood
appears i'll connection with the accounts
OF the Central Pacific railroad. Last
night he had been waited upon by "A
repre- sentative OF that paper who asked
him whether he had ever represented Il
claim against the Central Pacific Rail
read Company or the Union Pacific
Pailroad Company, he had forgotten
which. He had replied in the negative
and his statement had been published.
Nothing had been said in regard to the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company.
he presumed he was the Nor
wood mentioned in the account. In
1878, the year after his senatorial
term had expired, he had been engaged
by the Southern Pacific RAILROAD Com
tany as counsel in the contest between
that company and the Texas Pacific
Company, which ended two years sub
soquently. His services had been rem
dercd publicly, and the items men
tened in the World he presumed to be
fees that were paid from time to time
mlon his regular salary. This WAS his
connection with the case. How these
ittmsappearedi in the account of the Cen
trn Pacific Company with the United
States he did not know. He never had
IL any shape any connection with the
Central Pacific or Union Pacific Com
pany
The Speaker announced the appoint
mCnt of Mcss1s. Tucker, Collins, and
r. y. Taylor, of Ohio, as confenees on
tie anti-polygamy bill.
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole ON the river-and-harbor
~ preparation bill. After brief gene
ral debate the committee rose without
action.
Adjourned.